Ithaca Commons

Nothing to see here - move on

There is nothing to see here. We thought having a large university the town centre would be lively and quirky (even if the university was in recess). It's not even architecturally attractive (unlike s...

Place to eat and place to shop

I like the common squares of small towns where people meet for coffee, food or some shopping. This is a pedestrian strip which was well presented. Places to eat and places to shop. One hour is probabl...

Nice restaurants but somehow the place lacks vibrancy

We walked around the Ithaca Commons and the surrounding area. There were many nice restaurants and shops but maybe because of the presense of a group of protesters, there were not many tourists in th...

Restaurant scene okay but the shopping is pretty sad.

We were disappointed in the shopping. There were only two store that I went into and bought at both. I went for The Cornell store store and bought swag for 9 grandkids. It wasn’t any higher than any...

Nice college town

We were mostly in the Collegetown section of the city. It is full of a variety of coffee shops, restaurants and shops. We enjoyed lunch at a little fusion restaurant called Lunas. I had a maple bourbo...